Ferri hits, pitches C-H past Waynesburg
Chartiers-Houston无毛视频檚 Emilly Swarrow (4) slides safely home ahead of the tag of Waynesburg Central pitcher Kendall Lemley during Friday无毛视频檚 game. (Photo by Mark Marietta)
Mark Marietta
Chartiers-Houston catcher Ella Richey recovers from a wild pitch and forces Waynesburg无毛视频檚 Dani Stockdale to retreat to third base. Richey caught Stockdale and made the tag to end the third inning.
HOUSTON 无毛视频� Both Tricia Alderson and Jim Armstrong were upbeat following Chartiers-Houston无毛视频檚 8-2 victory over Waynesburg in non-section softball play last Friday at Allison Park Elementary School Field.
While Alderson无毛视频檚 excitement is understandable, as she coached the winning team, Armstrong无毛视频檚 positivity could be questioned, but the veteran coach hopes the result will refocus his team.
无毛视频淚 would rather have a bad game now than in the playoffs,无毛视频� Armstrong said. 无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 want to lose a game, but hopefully it brings them back to reality and they play a little harder the next time out. I无毛视频檝e watched teams go undefeated in the regular season, go into the playoffs and fall apart.无毛视频�
The Bucs (8-2, 10-5) have section games remaining at Jefferson-Morgan (5-5, 7-6) Monday and against Mapletown (3-5, 5-8) at home Tuesday.
Chartiers-Houston would clinch second place outright in Class A Section 2 behind undefeated Carmichaels (10-0, 14-0) if it wins one of its final two games. Third-place West Greene is 6-4 in section play and 9-7 overall.
无毛视频淲e won无毛视频檛 take anything for granted, but we hope to be a solid second place in the section,无毛视频� Alderson said. 无毛视频淚 think our section, overall, is strong. We knew this was going to be a good test for us heading into the last week of the season before the playoffs.
无毛视频淚 was really proud of our defense today. We were going against a good pitcher today, so we hope this win gives us some momentum moving forward.无毛视频�
The Raiders (8-0, 11-3) have clinched the Class 3A Section 4 title but have section contests remaining Monday at McGuffey (4-4, 7-5) and Tuesday at Seton LaSalle (4-4, 4-8).
无毛视频淭hese kids are tough,无毛视频� Armstrong said. 无毛视频淭hey will put themselves back together. I have been doing this for 47 years, and these types of games happen.无毛视频�
Meadow Ferri allowed two earned runs on three hits over seven innings to earn the victory. She struck out seven and walked three.
无毛视频淚t was nice to pitch with a lead,无毛视频� Ferri said. 无毛视频淲e really wanted to win this game. It helped us gain confidence after taking a lead in the first inning. I was feeling pretty good throwing drop curves and fastballs today. My defense really played well behind me.无毛视频�
Ferri hit a two-run homer in the sixth after Lauren Rush reached on an infield single.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 pretty sure she threw an offspeed pitch when I hit the home run,无毛视频� Ferri said. 无毛视频淚 was just focusing on getting good contact. We have been working hard and doing good in practice, and it is starting to pay off.无毛视频�
Despite allowing the homer to Ferri, Waynesburg pitcher Kendall Lemley allowed three earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
无毛视频淚 thought Kendall pitched well besides that home-run ball,无毛视频� Armstrong said. 无毛视频淲e threw her a changeup and she got it. The last time we threw that pitch, we got her out.无毛视频�
The Bucs scored three runs (one earned) in the first. Rush singled to right field with one out but was forced out at second on Ferri无毛视频檚 fielder无毛视频檚 choice. Seanna Riggle singled and Ferri scored on Emily Swarrow无毛视频檚 base hit to right field.
Riggle scored when Kaileigh Walton reached on an error and Swarrow raced home on a wild pitch with Reagyn Watkins batting.
无毛视频淚 knew this game was in trouble the first inning,无毛视频� Armstrong said. 无毛视频淐hartiers-Houston has a nice team. They are well-coached, they played well against us and hit pretty good. It was their game today and not ours.无毛视频�
The Raiders cut the deficit to two in the third when Lemley无毛视频檚 courtesy runner, Taylor Sibert, scored on Hannah Wood无毛视频檚 groundout to second.
Lemley singled with one out and Sibert moved to second when Dani Stockdale walked. Sibert and Stockdale moved to second and third on a wild pitch.
Ferri, Riggle and Swarrow scored in the fifth to extend Chartiers-Houston无毛视频檚 advantage to 6-1. All three runs were unearned, as Waynesburg committed three errors in the frame.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e pleased but not completely satisfied,无毛视频� Alderson said. 无毛视频淚 think we stranded a decent amount of runners, but we were able to take advantage of some miscues and we无毛视频檒l take it.无毛视频�
Waynesburg scored its final run in the sixth when Sibert scored on Wood无毛视频檚 groundout to second.
Lemley singled up the middle and Sibert advanced to third on Stockdale无毛视频檚 double to right.